Written Articles

Check out student-written articles for internships, on-campus media, class assignments, and personal pursuits.

Award-winning Aggie alumna shares insights with journalism students

by storieswetellncat March 2, 2025

Balancing the Playbook and College Life: Noah Okoye’s Journey through Football and Academics at A&T

by mnscott1 December 2, 2024

Makinna Moore’s Path to Fashion and Influence: From HBCU to High Fashion

by mnscott1 November 21, 2024

A new collective will help N.C. A&T student-athletes navigate NIL

by storieswetellncat May 28, 2024

How track and field students maintain their mental health during a school semester

by storieswetellncat May 23, 2024

Nine Student Newsrooms Statewide Collaborate On a Special Mental Health Project

by storieswetellncat April 25, 2024

N.C. A&T Professor Speaks on the Importance of HBCUs at Stanford University

by storieswetellncat March 13, 2024

Student Organization Hosts Mental Health Networking Fair In Crosby Hall

by storieswetellncat February 15, 2024

New Residence Hall Could Unlock Solutions To Student Housing Crisis

by storieswetellncat January 12, 2024

N.C. A&T’s Financial Aid Office Explores Solutions to Communications Concerns

by storieswetellncat January 12, 2024

Special Profiles

Q&A’s with Your Fellow Aggies

Learn more about your peers through these question-and-answer interviews conducted by journalism students.

Meet recent grad, Maurice Flowers. With a degree in fashion, he plans to take the entrepreneurial route in the industry. Read more about how attending North Carolina A&T contributed to his emerging career.

Sophomore pre-law student Michael Barlow talks leadership and advocacy as he shares his vision for the Aggies Debate Team and an international internship.

Don’t let her age fool you, Adima Thompson is making a name for herself in the art industry. Learn about who inspired her to pursue a career in art and how she grows through challenges.

Unsung Heroes

Most people have heard of the Greensboro Four or A&T Four — Ezell Blair Jr., Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David Richmond — and the events of Feb. 1, 1960. However, the Woolworth sit-ins were not a one-day, four-person show; it took a village. Our Unsung Heroes – Evander Gilmer, Nathan Knight and Robert Patterson – celebrate other participants who helped change a nation. Here are their stories.

Evander Gilmer
Activist turned musician
By Andre Battiste and Aniya Misher

Nathan Knight
The legend of a leader

By Kani’ya Davis and Steven Matthews

Robert Patterson
From a hesitant student to a civil rights pioneer

By Eve Taye and Stephanie Wilder

Return to this site to look for additional Unsung Heroes.

Black Sportswriters Hall of Fame

The inaugural class of the Black Sportswriters Hall of Fame will be inducted 6-8 p.m., April 12 in Deese Ballroom in the Student Center at N.C. A&T State University. The first inductees include William C. Rhoden, Claire Smith and Mike Wilbon.

In addition, the ceremony will honor in memoriam “The Original Six” pioneer sportswriters and editors – Bryan Burwell, Thom Greer, Sam Lacy, Wendell Smith, Larry Whiteside and Ralph Wiley.

The Hall of Fame was founded by national sports journalist Rob Parker and will be housed at Crosby Hall in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Here are the stories of Parker and the honorees.

MICHAEL WILBON
ESPN Co-Host of Pardon the Interruption
By Caulin Avery

WENDELL SMITH
A pioneer for African American sports writers and baseball players

By Joshua Hargrove

Thomas Greer
A trailblazer’s road to the hall of fame

By Daryl Obie

Claire Smith
Respected baseball voice
By A’nyia Clemons

Larry Whiteside
Creator of the Black List

By Jourdan Duncan

Rob Parker
Founder of the Black Sportswriter Hall of Fame

By Mariah Hunt

Ralph Wiley
Sports Illustrated writer, author
By Olivia Stokes

William C. Rhoden
Fiery Social Commentator

By Dasia Garner

Sam Lacy
From athlete to sportswriter
By Kaleb Barrow

Aggies Women Basketball

The North Carolina A&T women’s basketball team is headed to the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament (WBIT). The Aggies, 2024-25 Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) regular-season champions, will play at No. 1 seed Virginia Tech on Thursday, March 20 at Cassell Coliseum. A time has not been determined. The game will air live on ESPN+. Thursday’s winner will play on March 23 against the Wyoming/Texas Tech winner.

The Aggies Women’s Basketball team (17-10, 13-3 CAA) finished as 2025 regular season champions of the Coastal Athletic Association. The team headed into the CAA Tournament as favorites to capture an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournment. Anything short of the CAA title means a return to the NIT.

Meet Head Coach Tarrell Robinson and the women of Aggies Basketball.

Tarrell Robinson
WBB game changer
Women’s head coach

By Rachel Whitaker

Shavon Earp
The Team’s Inspiration
Women’s associate head coach

By Destiny Brewer

Maleia Barcone
Versatile Guard

By Kevin Pernell

Elliot Jessup
Gifted lefty shooter

By Keith Bostic

Keona Curtis
Forward, fulfilling her legacy

By Tahmaje Crawford

Eva Andrews
Guard, sharpshooting freshman

By Kyle Robinson

D’Mya Tucker
Guard, proven leader

By Travis Watts Jr

Jordyn Dorsey
Point guard, versatile two-way slasher

By Rania Brown

Chaniya Clark
Center, The Inspiration known as “Baby Shaq”

By Asia White

Reiven Douglas:
Guard, Her story. Her game.

By Kyle Robinson

Nahndi Smith
Guard, Standing on goals for her future

By Travis Watts Jr

Levossie Taylor
Legacy, Leadership, Love

By Tahmaje Crawford

Aggie Men’s Basketball

The Aggies Men’s Basketball team recently wrapped up another season in the CAA. It was a season of highs and lows as the team lost some key players during the season and finished 7-24 (3-15 Coastal Athletic Association). Final destination is the CAA Tournament.

Meet Head Coach Monte Ross and the men of Aggies Basketball.